ANNAPOLIS – As the federal government considers banning an antibiotic used in animal feed, one Maryland lawmaker wants to collect data on what’s being mixed into feed and in what quantities
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Montgomery Comes Up Short in School Construction Funding Request
ANNAPOLIS – Montgomery County is $23 million short in its request for school construction funds, but its leaders and legislators were confident the Board of Public Works will make up the shortfall eventually
Comptroller Grills Glendening at Public Works Meeting
ANNAPOLIS – The year’s first Public Works Committee opened with Comptroller William Donald Schaefer admonishing Gov
Allowing Skunks as Pets Stinks, Some Lawmakers Say
ANNAPOLIS- A huge stink has been raised in the General Assembly, and it’s not over politics or the budget
Health Officials Monitor Scattered Cases of Scarlet Fever in Maryland
WASHINGTON – At least 21 cases of scarlet fever have been diagnosed in Montgomery and Prince George’s County elementary schools in the wake of a scarlet fever outbreak in seven Washington schools
Women Release 2001 Agenda
ANNAPOLIS – Women in Maryland want job training for the poor, hearing aids for kids, and relief for victims of employment discrimination, according to the Legislative Agenda for Maryland Women
Right to Purchase Body Armor May be Restricted
ANNAPOLIS – An individual’s ability to own a bulletproof vest would be sharply restricted under new legislation proposed by Gov
Bush’s Broad Schools Plan Gets Middling Grade From Maryland Educators
WASHINGTON – Maryland educators gave mixed reviews to the education plan unveiled by President Bush on Tuesday, with union leaders expressing particularly strong opposition to what they said is his call for school vouchers
Critics Hail Deferral of C&D Canal Project as Death Knell
WASHINGTON – The Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to indefinitely postpone the proposed deepening of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal was celebrated Tuesday as the death knell of a project that consumed “$10 million and 10 years of study